Welcome to our resource guide
to Environmental Defense's educational material that can help bring current
environmental issues to the classroom. Check out the links below for valuable
information and fact sheets, fun activities, lesson plans. and other helpful
Web sites.
BIODIVERSITY
Composting: Nature's Recycling Program - Easy-to-follow instructions and
classroom strategies for building and studying a compost bin.
Endangered Species Act - Q & A
Endangered Species Act - Facts vs. Myths
Deforestation
and Old-Growth Forest Facts
Rainforest FAQs
CLIMATE
Acid Rain Q & A
Electricity Generation and Pollution - Fact
Sheet
Global Warming: Fact vs. Myth
20 Simple Steps to Reduce Global Warming
Global Warming Teacher's Manual - Companion document from the
exhibition "Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast
HEALTH
Antibiotic Resistance: Playing Chicken With
Essential Drugs - Comprehensive fact sheet about the effects of antibiotic
resistance on children, the elderly and the medically vulnerable.
Household Products: The Facts - Tips on how to minimize the
source of toxins and indoor pollutants in your home, such as carbon monoxide,
lead, phosphates, volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) and petroleum.
12 Steps to Healthier Schools - Helpful information on the
Environment and Human Health Web site (www.ehhi.org).
Pesticides and Schools - The Report Pest Control
Practices in Connecticut Public Schools is also available on the www.ehhi.org site.
Scorecard.org - Environmental Defense's guide to localized pollution
information. Type in your zip code to find out sources of toxic chemicals in
your community.
OCEANS
Coral Reefs
Individual Fishing Quotas Fact Sheet - How IFQs are good for both fish and
fishermen
Marine Protected Areas Fact Sheet - How MPAs can preserve wildlife
and endangered habitats while helping to sustain the shipping, tourism and
fishing industries
ACTIVITIES
Cougar Hunt - Students enact role-playing
activities to illustrate issues of survival for a species with limited habitat
and resources.
Eco Ethics - Engage in challenging discussions
about our relationship and responsibility to our environment. To play, download
and print out a set of Dilemma
Cards (62Kb pdf file).
Habitat Activities - Includes a scavenger hunt and
mapping lessons.
Chico Mendes Sustainable Rainforest Campaign - The rubber tapper, union leader
and environmentalist was murdered for opposing the destruction of the Brazilian
rain forest. Read about his life, his work and the continuing fight to protect
this precious resource.
Understanding Pollution and Animals - Activity to help students
visualize pollution that threatens endangered species.
MISCELLANEOUS
Other
Organizations - Addresses and URLs for a variety of environmental and
public health organizations, for resources on topics of interest.